Checklist for Tribe Melectini Westwood, 1839 (Digger-Bee-Cuckoos)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4268
12556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4267
12554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4207
12406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3469
10524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 41
408
1156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 39
401
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 19
239
876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 9
90
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Apidae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees | 26
123 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Apinae
Latreille, 1802
Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees | 15
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Supertribe | Apiti
Latreille, 1802
| 6
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melectini
Westwood, 1839
Digger-Bee-Cuckoos | 2
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
2 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Ethiopia
14 Species | Melecta (Melecta) aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876 | | | Melecta (Melecta) assimilis Radoszkowski, 1876 | | | Melecta octomaculata Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus abyssinicus Radoszkowski, 1873 | | | Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus erythraeensis Meyer, 1921 | | | Thyreus fortissimus Cockerell & ..., 1933 | | | Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus nigroventralis Meyer, 1921 | | | Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841 | | | Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903 | | | Thyreus strandi Meyer, 1921 | |
Links, sources and further information Melectini at itis.gov
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